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... Heard that there was an extraordinary Gazette with accounts of a victory obtained over the Americans.5 Was impatient and sorry . When I had read it , found that the victory was not so great as I had imagined . Had Mr. James Donaldson to ...
... Heard that there was an extraordinary Gazette with accounts of a victory obtained over the Americans.5 Was impatient and sorry . When I had read it , found that the victory was not so great as I had imagined . Had Mr. James Donaldson to ...
Page 241
... heard music in square of Palace , quite elevated . Man may be made happy at a point of time . Burke in country , but breakfasted with Mrs. Burke and [ Dean ] of Raphoe's 2 son . Should have gone mass , but porter said , “ A toute heure ...
... heard music in square of Palace , quite elevated . Man may be made happy at a point of time . Burke in country , but breakfasted with Mrs. Burke and [ Dean ] of Raphoe's 2 son . Should have gone mass , but porter said , “ A toute heure ...
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... Heard he was a man of great parts . Very profligate , but never heard he was impious . I asked him about Ford's ghost appearing . He Isaid it was believed . " A waiter at the Hummums , in which house Ford died , had been from home , and ...
... Heard he was a man of great parts . Very profligate , but never heard he was impious . I asked him about Ford's ghost appearing . He Isaid it was believed . " A waiter at the Hummums , in which house Ford died , had been from home , and ...
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Account of Corsica Advocate afternoon agreeable Allan Ramsay April Ashbourne asked Auchinleck AUGUST Boswell Boswell's breakfast Bruce Campbell Burke Caledonian Mercury called Campbell Captain cause Church conversation Court of Session Cuninghame David David Hume death DECEMBER dinner Doctor drank tea drink Duke Earl Edinburgh Erskine father forenoon FRIDAY Garrick George Gilkie Grange dined happy heard House of Lords Hume James James Boswell JANUARY Johnson journal Lady Langton letter lived London Lord Advocate Lord Monboddo Lord Mountstuart manuscript March Matthew Dickie mentioned mind Miss Monboddo MONDAY morning never night NOVEMBER OCTOBER Percy pleased Preston pretty prosecutor Robert Robert Boswell SATURDAY Scotland Scots SEPTEMBER Sir George's Sir John Sir Joshua spirits SUNDAY supped talked thought Thrale THURSDAY tion told TUESDAY uneasy Veronica vexed walked Webster WEDNESDAY wife William wine wish write wrote young